There’s been quite a few positive reviews about the new Zune user interface and specifically the new font lavishly featured in the home screen. For example, cnet mentions “the main menu screen has been replaced with stunning, oversized text that takes readability to the next level”, and The Seattle Times says “Zune’s new top-level menu uses a big, modern font that’s not only stylish but easier to navigate”. Both of which I agree with, but I wanted to find out exactly what the font is.
As per usual, I went scavenging inside the Zune software resource files and it wasn’t long before coming across five TrueType font files buried in ZuneShellResources.dll. These appear to be all of the official Zune fonts used in both the software and marketing materials.
They are collectively called “Zegoe”, obviously based on the infamous Microsoft branding Segoe font.
Update: User xdrivenx has extracted the fonts and uploaded them to Rapidshare for all to Too late.download appreciate. I can smell the A-Team coming, so you better get it quick.
Sounds interesting. Long, are you planning to ger a Zune? And also would it be possible to extract the fonts and use it?
@Orion: I would, if I can.
You can extract the font files and use them like any other font files, as I have done to create the font sample above.
Hi,
If you have a file of the Zegoe fonts I’d be greatly appreciative if you could send me along a zip copy for download. Especially the Zegoe light. I’ll thank you in advance for your time and consideration.
Best regards,
Michelle
More like Zrutiger amirite lololol
Seriously, though, I like it. How’s it different from Segoe?
Awesome, but can we get a download link before the A team strikes?
I did some digging of my own in the .dll file, and found the fonts myself.
Extracted and zipped them, so here they are for you all.
Download:
[Edit: A-Team strikes]
Enjoy, great find Long!
Where can I get the link for this font?
wow i love your blogm i can see you take a lot of time to make quality posts. more power to ya!
-kevin
Nice Job! great, i can get these before the A-Team, unlike last time (sigh) but i still found them! thankyou very much Long, and you too Xdrivenx!
Yeah, I also wanna know what’s the difference between the MS Segoe from Vista/Office 2K7 and this “Zegoe”.
Also, what’s the font that the Zune marketing team has been using this whole year with their whole overlaid text on top of pictures campaign? Is that “Zegoe” or is it regular Segoe?
probably zegoe, the font was apparently made in 2006. as for the differences, i am yet to find uot. i will investigate
I was asking myself, what font this is – et voilà: here it is! Thank you!
I have no idea how to install fonts on vista :-S
Any suggestions?
thx!
Download ready… Nice! that’s what I like about this blog – welcome to the social
@Twenty5: Just like you did in XP man, no biggie.
Start -> Run -> C:/Windows/fonts, and drop them there.
Thanks for the info Long!
Thx!
Awesome find Long. Thanks!
[Edit: A-Team strikes]
Enjoy
Here is no-rapidshare download
Awesome, thanks for these fonts. I’ve been looking for them since the new Zune release, they are so clean and readable.
Thanks for the fine information.
Added it to my font folder in Windows.
Thanks a bunch!
OMG, these are really clean and slick fonts. I cant seem to download from the speedyshare site or the rapidshare site…could anybody send it to me if you guys have to blackeyedfunk@hotmail.com. Thanks A Million!
like ^^he said can anyone please email them to me @ cronin4392@aol.com
hi, the rapidshare and speedyshare links dont work anymore, can somebody send me the file for the Zegoe Font to nbahsan@yahoo.com
THANKS
Awesome and great addition to the interface instead of that crappy Convection font used on the Xbox 360, works very nicely on my Zune 30. Can anybody give me these as well? My e-mail is chaosseven@live.co.uk. THX.
If anyone still has a copy, I’d like one as well. Please email it over to web [at] zuneboards.com
Thanks!
if anyone still has a copy can someone post a link plz plz plz
thnx in advance
nvm i registered on esnip so i can download
Martijn, thanks for the eSnips link
Thanks Martijn
THANKS MARTY!!
Zegoe Light us great for modern website banners. Plus it makes a nice menu font for Windows 7.
Download the five fonts as a RAR file at 4shared: http://www.4shared.com/rar/8-zEa2WC/zegoe_ui_fonts.html